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Spotlight | Poland, Taiwan, United States
How former US special forces want to train civilian commando units to counter Chinese attacks

The militia will be trained in all types of weapons, from Glocks to portable Javelin anti-tank missiles. © Intelligence Online

Article published on 18/03/24 at 18:00 – Intelligence Online has had access to bids submitted by private US military firms, with help from discreet Taiwanese officials, to train its civilian "Green Berets". We delve into the heart of a huge operation aimed at helping the country face China in the event of an invasion.

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Government Intelligence

Russia, Vatican
Pope plans Moscow visit in June as part of Ukraine mediation

Pope Francis at the Vatican, 17 March 2024. © Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo/IPA Agency/MaxPPP

Russian diplomats are in talks with the head of the Vatican with a view to a visit by him to Moscow in the next few months.

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United Kingdom
UK intelligence funding cuts hidden in pre-election budget

The British Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, London, 6 March 2024. © Li Ying/Xinhua News Agency/Newscom/MaxPPP

With a general election due this year, the British government has just set out a budget full of cuts to woo voters, but concealed within it were huge slashes to defence and security spending. MI5, MI6 and GCHQ budgets will be reduced by 14%, causing consternation among many in Westminster.

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International Dealmaking

Czech Republic, France, Qatar
Mirage 2000 fleet looking for new home

Indonesia's new president has decided not to buy the aircraft from Qatar's air force after all, leaving the deal's broker, Excalibur Army, high and dry.

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Corporate Intelligence

United States
Star trader Greg Coffey buys Russian-exposed fund, seeks sanctions protection in Washington

Involved in the buyout of a fund that had accumulated Russian debt securities before the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, financier Greg Coffey is making sure he has some protection in Washington thanks to Stryk Global Diplomacy.

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Surveillance & Interception

France, India
Paris and Delhi join underwater acoustic intelligence forces

France's Naval Group is carrying out advanced research in the field of AI applied to acoustic intelligence with a specialist lab in New Delhi, hoping to be able to detect new types of near-silent submarines.

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